Re: Alternative to "Thanks"

["Chris Morton" <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>]

 What I don't use is "Cheers." Dunno 'bout you, but it never fails to furl
my brow for some reason. A bit cavalier, perhaps?

I think I'd rather read, "Party on, dude." That'd put a smile on a face if I
knew it didn't come from a *skater* (or whatever those people with their
pants half-way down their derriere are called).

> Chris


>  On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 4:20 PM, Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>wrote:
>
>> *Hasta luigi?*
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 4:15 PM, Jodie Gilmore <jgilmor -at- pacifier -dot- com>wrote:
>>
>>> I use a number of things:
>>>
>>> Thanks a bunch
>>> Best Regards
>>> Thanks again (if I already said "thanks" in the first sentence)
>>> Talk to you soon (if the "thanks" part was implied or stated earlier in
>>> the
>>> message)
>>> And, for casual business relationships, "ta ta for now"
>>>
>>> Think of it as creative writing.
>>>
>>>
>>> __________________________________
>>> Jodie Gilmore
>>> Fulcrum Communications, LLC
>>> Washougal, WA
>>> www.fulcrumcomm.com
>>>
>>>
>>> "Did you wake up this morning thinking the world wasn't going to be
>>> different?"
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: techwr-l-bounces+jgilmor=pacifier -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>>> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+jgilmor <techwr-l-bounces%2Bjgilmor>=
>>> pacifier -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf
>>> Of Sean Brierley
>>> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 1:22 PM
>>> To: Techwr-l
>>>  Subject: RE: Alternative to "Thanks"
>>>
>>> Regards for business. Warm regards for business I care more about (not
>>> saying I don't care about regards). Cheers to a mix. Sincerely is
>>> standard
>>> US fare. Remember, though, an email is not a letter. So, you have some
>>> latitude. What does your corporate style guide say? <g>
>>>
>>> HTH,
>>>
>>> Sean
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: techwr-l-bounces+sbrierley=accu-time -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>>> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+sbrierley <techwr-l-bounces%2Bsbrierley>=
>>> accu-time -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On
>>> Behalf Of Cardimon, Craig
>>> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 4:23 PM
>>> To: Techwr-l
>>> Subject: Alternative to "Thanks"
>>>
>>>
>>> I see this all the time in emails. I also see "Regards." I don't know
>>> about
>>> you, but to me it seems rather cold.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Regards" seems very abrupt. I would rather see "Kind regards," "Sincere
>>> regards" or "Warm regards." None of these modifiers seem to go well with
>>> "thanks."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Don't know what to do with "Thanks." In emails, it has become standard
>>> boilerplate and doesn't mean anything.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I usually try to say "Thank you." Even that rings hollow at times.
>>>
>>>
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